Last updated at 10:37, Thursday, 05 September 2013
ASBESTOS exposure was not a factor in an elderly man’s death, a coroner has ruled.
ASBESTOS exposure was not a factor in an elderly Cumbria man’s death, a coroner has ruled.
South and East Cumbria coroner, Mr Ian Smith, recorded a verdict of natural causes in relation to Henry Austin McGeown.
The 89-year-old Swarthmoor resident died of a pulmonary embolism caused by bowel cancer on April 22.
Mr Smith said the pathologist carrying out the post mortem had looked for evidence of asbestos dust in Mr McGeown’s lungs and found none. There was no sign of mesothelioma.
The coroner decided that, while Mr McGeown’s work as a mechanic meant he would have been exposed to asbestos in vehicles’ brake linings, he did not die as a consequence.
First published at 10:35, Thursday, 05 September 2013
Published by http://www.nwemail.co.uk
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